Ontario boosts college and university funding by more than $1.2B, extends freeze on tuition fees
Ontario will provide more than $1.2 billion in new funding to colleges and universities to “stabilize” their finances and will extend a cap on tuition fees, the provincial government announced in a news release Monday.
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Ontario will provide more than $1.2 billion in new funding to colleges and universities to “stabilize” their finances and will extend a cap on tuition fees, the provincial government announced in a news release Monday.